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New York State Psychiatric Institute National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |
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Information provided by: | New York State Psychiatric Institute |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00374127 |
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether or not marijuana blunts will produce comparable plasma THC levels as marijuana joints and if blunts will produce larger cardiovascular and subjective effects.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Marijuana Dependence |
Drug: Marijuana |
Phase II |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Prevention, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Pharmacokinetics/Dynamics Study |
Official Title: | Comparison Between Marijuana Smoked in Cigarette Paper (Joints) Versus Cigar Paper (Blunts) |
Estimated Enrollment: | 36 |
Study Start Date: | December 2004 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | August 2006 |
There has been a rapid increase in marijuana use during the 1990s, with the most recent generation often smoking marijuana in the form of 'blunts' as opposed to more traditional routes such as in pipes or in cigarette paper. A blunt is made by removing the tobacco from a cigar and replacing it with marijuana (Golub and Johnson, 1999). The cigar wrapper contains tobacco and nicotine, which may interact with the cardiovascular and subjective effects of the marijuana to produce a different set of effects and risks than cigarette paper. Anecdotally, marijuana smokers report that blunts are more potent than joints, yet there have been no controlled studies addressing whether blunts enhance the subjective-effects and health-related consequences of marijuana use. We are proposing to do a within-subject, placebo-controlled study directly comparing the cardiovascular, subjective and pharmacokinetic effects of marijuana smoked in blunts compared to identical quantities of marijuana smoked in cigarette paper. Research volunteers will be current blunt smokers. Each will participate in six, 4-hour outpatient sessions. After baseline data have been collected (heart rate, blood pressure, mood scales, exhaled carbon monoxide, plasma THC and nicotine levels), participants will take 3 puffs, 5 seconds in duration, from a NIDA marijuana cigarette containing 0.0, 1.8 and 3.6% THC or from a blunt containing an equivalent quantity and strength of marijuana. Participants will be blind to the type of marijuana cigarette smoked. We will measure plasma THC and nicotine, subjective mood ratings, and heart rate and blood pressure repeatedly over the course of 180 minutes following smoking. This study is the first controlled investigation of the consequences of this new method of marijuana smoking; the data obtained may be useful in guiding future development of marijuana pharmacotherapy.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years to 45 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, New York | |
New York State Psychiatric Institute | |
New York, New York, United States, 10032 |
Principal Investigator: | Margaret Haney, Ph.D. | New York State Psychiatric Institute |
Study ID Numbers: | 4683 |
Study First Received: | September 7, 2006 |
Last Updated: | August 26, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00374127 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Marijuana Comparison between joints and blunts Pharmacokinetic effects |
Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders Disorders of Environmental Origin Marijuana Abuse |
Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders Disorders of Environmental Origin Marijuana Abuse |